Marcel Kittel reaffirmed his status as the world’s top sprinter, convincingly winning stage 3 of the Tour de France on Monday in London. The Giant-Shimano rider out-kicked Cannondale’s Peter Sagan, with Aussie Mark Renshaw trailing across in third. It was Kittel’s second stage win in three days. He also grabbed the race opener in Harrogate on Saturday. See stage 3 results here.

STAGE 3 PHOTOS

Huge, sometimes boisterous crowds have been the hallmark of the 2014 Tour’s foray into the UK. Here the peloton gets under way in Cambridge for Stage 3. Photo by Graham Watson

Though the name Daniel Oss doesn’t sound Italian, the tricolore stripes on his top tube give his nationality away . Photo by Graham Watson

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